American atomic submarine lying in ice near the North Pole. Shots of crew breaking slabs off ice of top of submarine. Various shots of new invention, the hovercraft skimming across the Channel to Dover, Kent. Various shots of new M1 motorway. Various shots cars racing round the track at Le Mans 24 hour race, France. Crowds mob driver Roy Salvadori's Aston Martin as it drives into the pits. Salvadori driving into the pits, with Stirling Moss seated on the back. Cars going round the track at Aintree in the twelfth British Grand Prix. Jack Brabham driving a Cooper Climax going round at speed and winning race. Cars racing round the track in the Indianapolis five hundred mile race, USA (several crashes seen).

Donald Campbell driving Bluebird across Consiton Water to set up the new world record. Press photographers. Donald Campbell with his wife. Reception in honour of World Champion racing driver Mike Hawthorn. Mike Hawthorn, Donald Campbell,Tony Vandervell and Jack Hawkins attend. Road where Mike Hawthorn's car crashed. Mangled wreckage of Hawthorn's Jaguar. Reception in honour of footballer Billy Wright's retirement after playing 105 times for England. Billy Wright being presented with Rose Bowl.

Crowd gathered in the Elysee Palace, Paris, France for the inauguration of General Charles de Gaulle as President. General de Gaulle with Rene Coty. Official putting chain of office round President de Gaulle's neck, then kisses him on both cheeks. General de Gaulle driving through Paris with President Eisenhower. Macmillan and President de Gaulle.

Rocket taking off. Zoom shot of the moon (looks like illustration). Animation of camera taking photograph of the other side of the moon. Still of the dark side of the moon. President Eisenhower walking with Macmillan at Chequers. Winston Churchill and Macmillan at a reception given by President Eisenhower at Winfield House.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.